Hobart International Tournament Director Mark Handley says the 2014 field is one of the strongest in the tournament’s history.

“We have two top 20 players, a former world No.1, three past Hobart champions and eight national number No.1s heading to Tasmania this summer,” Handley said.

“The 2014 field boasts eight Grand Slam singles titles and 91 career WTA singles titles. It will be exciting to see how this spectacular line-up unfolds,” Handley continued.

Tennis fans will also get to see Australia’s No.1 Sam Stosur and two potential Russian opponents, Vesnina and Pavlyuchenkova, in action before the February Australia v Russia Fed Cup tie at Domain Tennis Centre, Hobart.

The official field for Hobart International 2014 is as follows:

Player

World ranking

Samantha Stosur (AUS)

18

Kirsten Flipkens (BEL)

20

Elena Vesnina (RUS)

25

Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS)

26

Flavia Pennetta (ITA)

31

Mona Barthel (GER)

34

Klara Zakopalova (CZE)

35

Bojana Jovanovski (SRB)

36

Magdalena Rybarikova (SVK)

37

Karin Knapp (ITA)

41

Shuai Peng (CHN)

42

Laura Robson (GBR)

44

Elina Svitolina (UKR)

45

Marina Erakovic (NZL)

46

Venus Williams (USA)

47

Yvonne Meusburger (AUT)

49

Stefanie Voegele (SUI)

50

Yanina Wickmayer (BEL)

51

Shuai Zhang (CHN)

52

Jie Zheng (CHN)

53

Monica Puig (PUR)

55

Kristina Mladenovic (FRA)

56

Alison Riske (USA)

57

Tickets

Hobart International 2014 will take place at the Domain Tennis Centre from 5-11 January 2014. Tickets are on sale now from Ticketek and can be purchased: